【New Red Mansion】Perfect World

After finishing her morning class, Lin Pin'er hurried out of the school, carrying a canvas bag with the logo of their cultural and creative store printed on it, and headed straight for the subway station.

She and Wu Qing had a meeting day every week. Either Wu Qing went to the Central Conservatory of Music to see her, or Lin Pin'er went to the Beijing Fashion Institute to see Wu Qing. It was almost the lunch rush hour, so it was better to take the subway.

Hearing that their school was holding an exhibition, Lin Pin'er just wanted to see if there were any costumes suitable for ancient style performances.

After the two met, they sat down on the school lawn. A large waterproof tablecloth with a Doraemon pattern was prepared. On it were the lunches that the two brought.

Lin Pin'er prepared a ciabatta beef sandwich. She saw a coffee shop when she got out of the subway station, so she went in and ordered two cups of raw coconut latte. The waitress even helped her heat up the ciabatta in the microwave.

Wu Qing bought a portion of golden tuna from the school cafeteria. The portion was quite large, so it was just right for two people to share. Of course, she also bought a portion of fries for Lin Pin'er. The remaining fresh-keeping box was filled with fruits: various raspberries, blueberries, and cherries.

The two of them placed the food on the tablecloth and sat down at the edge of it.

"Let's eat! First, I'll give you a taste of the ciabatta beef sandwich I made."

Wu Qing took the sandwich from Lin Pin'er and took a big bite towards the part with more beef.

"Hmm, delicious!" Wu Qing smiled with her cheeks puffed out.

Lin Pin'er picked up a washed cherry and put it on a napkin to prevent the juice from splashing on her clothes. She was wearing a white knitted skirt suit and a windbreaker on the outside.

"I think I'm a summer person. I don't feel hot at all in summer. Spring and autumn are also okay. I'm just afraid of cold and winter. The temperature will drop next week, and we can only have dinner together indoors." Lin Pin'er said ramblingly.

"Then you should be called the Spring, Summer and Autumn Man, or the Winter-Hating Man." Wu Qing teased her.

"You're good at naming things. Hmm... this golden tuna snack is delicious, and the fries are delicious too. It turns out that the cafeterias in other schools are better than the cafeterias in my school."

Wu Qing was happy to see that Lin Pin'er had such a good appetite now. She remembered that in her previous life, she had to avoid many things and only ate a little bit of everything.

After finishing the meal, the two packed up their lunch boxes and then slowly savored their coffee cups.

"What kind of clothes are you looking for?" Wu Qing asked.

"My costume is easy to find. It's a pink dress like the Fairy Zixia, with a red veil on the outside. But Shui Rong's costume is hard to find. He wants a ranger costume with a little bit of armor on the outside."

Wu Qing thought for a moment: "Full body armor?"

"No, there should only be a little decoration on the chest." Lin Pin'er gestured for a long time, and finally found a picture to show Wu Qing.

"I understand. Then I'll take you to the National Costume Museum on the third floor."

"Okay, I also want to look at some jewelry and buy a bracelet with a bell."

Wu Qing frowned, "What are you buying? I know how to make that. A few days ago, Xiangyun brought a big bag of beads and asked me to sew them onto her bra. The result was quite nice. Now I am very good at stringing beads together."

Lin Pin'er suddenly realized: "No wonder she asked me for the beads Wei Ruolan bought for her last week. We made those beads into a long necklace before. It turns out that she made the beads into clothes..."

Wu Qing took a sip of coffee and said, "She said she wanted to say goodbye to the past completely. Because she would only wear her performance clothes once, after wearing that dress this time, she would cut off all ties with the past."

Lin Pin'er asked quickly, "What about you? Do you still miss Baoyu? If you still miss him, do you want to fight for him again?"

Wu Qing listened, rarely without getting angry, and sighed calmly:

"I've given up. Now I'm free from ruthlessness. I talked to Su Miaoyu once before, and I think she's right: being with Baoyu is not just a matter of family background, but also about the women around him. If you plan to be with him, you have to be prepared to fight with these people. It's a pity that I don't like troublesome things, and I don't have the ability. Su Miaoyu said that I can't subdue Baoyu. I can't deal with one Xiren, not to mention that there will inevitably be many Xiren in the future..."

Lin Pin'er heard her say this and felt that she had let it go. She was right, being ruthless is a relief. Just like her name, if you can really be ruthless, you won't get hurt.

After hearing her words, he started to worry about Miaoyu.

Wu Qing stood up, put the lunch box into the bag, and sorted out the garbage.

"Let's go, let's go for a walk!" Then he walked towards the trash can.

"Okay, wait for me." Lin Pin'er put the lunch box into the canvas bag she was carrying, folded the tablecloth and put it in. Then she quickly caught up with Wu Qing.

It must be said that Beijing Fashion Institute is really a gathering place for fashionistas. Tall models can be seen everywhere on the campus, as well as many students who dress fashionably and have their own personality.

Lin Pin'er felt that her eyes were too busy to handle it, and she became even busier after entering the exhibition building.

Lin Pin'er later found out that the clothes here were not for sale, and she could only ask Wu Qing to find a designer to rent them.

Fortunately, Wu Qing is very good at hands-on work, and finally lent a set of cloth armor to Li Shuirong. Lin Pin'er's clothes and accessories were all designed and made by Wu Qing.

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On the day of the actual performance, many young people gathered in front of the entrance of "Yong·Na Baichuan Live House". Most of them were dressed in ancient costumes, and it seemed as if everyone was participating in a major Chinese-style cosplay event.

The opening was a solo of pure music. Fatty teacher borrowed a Zhongzhou drum today. He studied with a teacher of the national intangible cultural heritage Zhongzhou drum for a week. Now he plays the "Dahu Lei Pao" with heavy and steady tones and majestic momentum.

After the opening, the band Fatty and his band sang the first song:

"Arrogance laughs at thousands of waves,

Hotter than the sun,

The courage is like iron and the bones are like steel.

With a broad mind and a long vision,

Swear to work hard and become a good man,

To be a good man, you must be strong every day…” Although their Cantonese is not particularly standard, they won in terms of momentum because of the addition of Zhongzhou drums.

Because their first song had a competitive feel, the other bands seemed to join in a spontaneous competition. Starting from the rehearsal, everyone was secretly preparing their own band's unique skills.

The second band to perform was Shi Xiangyun and her band. What was rare was that Wei Ting also sang the first song. The chorus song was:

"Xiangyun:

Like the mist that is being cleared away, you are clear.

Like the eagle that flies through the world, so free and unrestrained,

Wei Ting:

The white silk is thin but can touch my soul.

I don’t want to dodge the waves of disturbance…”